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Originally Posted by Janice D. Soderling
Actually, I haven't read anything by this critic, but I keep running across the name. Have you read him before, Bill?
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Janice,
His "Literary Theory" has been pretty much a standard text in American graduate schools for the past few decades. It's one of the few books that just about everybody reads, both grads and undergrad majors. He's an engaging writer, who tends to explain things with clarity and even a little humor, without too much of the rigamarole that makes readers' eyes glaze over. He's also an engaging speaker.
More recently, he's gotten some ink for going after Dawkins' sometimes simple-minded atheism. It might be his Catholic background, or maybe just a feeling that Dawkins was overstating the arguments... in any case, it caused a bit of a stir.
I haven't personally seen this new book, so I don't know if I can recommend it. But you should be able to lay your hands on Literary Theory fairly easily. It's worth your time.
Best,
Bill